tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post5280423738573015755..comments2024-03-28T04:35:22.114-07:00Comments on danger garden: My second visit to the Hillside Desert Botanical Gardensdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63492790779415901302020-10-30T23:16:52.659-07:002020-10-30T23:16:52.659-07:00Thanks for the name of the kitty. He was so far in...Thanks for the name of the kitty. He was so far into my handbag at one time I thought I might be taking him home with me!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10361770174839672362020-10-30T22:38:40.155-07:002020-10-30T22:38:40.155-07:00We called the kitty "Black Toed Kitty" w...We called the kitty "Black Toed Kitty" when he first appeared in our neighborhood. Then Ron and Jean adopted him and he became "Ernie."<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151262763006392001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-83069848493703699812019-07-04T11:33:03.709-07:002019-07-04T11:33:03.709-07:00Yes, it was back in May.Yes, it was back in May.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77073604419447424512019-07-03T17:00:27.523-07:002019-07-03T17:00:27.523-07:00A terrific garden, a tribute to Ron's love and...A terrific garden, a tribute to Ron's love and determination. I love the red-flowering cacti - such a knockout. The cactus you were wondering about I remember seeing in Joshua Tree NP last winter. Cylindropuntia perhaps?Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27984133684524523172019-07-03T11:07:11.819-07:002019-07-03T11:07:11.819-07:00A special garden built by an amazing gardener. I ...A special garden built by an amazing gardener. I was lucky enough to see Ron and his garden last summer and got a piece of "that thin cactus on the left" but have no idea what it's called. Remind me to give it to you next time we see each other. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6280216433736208112019-07-03T08:18:49.099-07:002019-07-03T08:18:49.099-07:00Two years ago! Gosh time flies.Two years ago! Gosh time flies.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9745482451538520412019-07-03T08:18:35.892-07:002019-07-03T08:18:35.892-07:00I find most people are surprised to learn all of W...I find most people are surprised to learn all of Washington state isn't a green rain forest. Life on the central and eastern side of the state is very different.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16715197858823193202019-07-03T08:15:25.641-07:002019-07-03T08:15:25.641-07:00Oh I well, for sure.Oh I well, for sure.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86906184138097536752019-07-03T08:15:02.412-07:002019-07-03T08:15:02.412-07:00Yakima is pretty squarely in central Washington, n...Yakima is pretty squarely in central Washington, not Western. By the time you move out to the east the rain (in Spokane for example) moves up to 16.5"...interesting eh?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91803403268021384132019-07-03T08:12:29.626-07:002019-07-03T08:12:29.626-07:00It's truly a labor of love.It's truly a labor of love.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20836397327200035832019-07-03T08:12:10.675-07:002019-07-03T08:12:10.675-07:00Congratulations, and you'll get another chance...Congratulations, and you'll get another chance on Thursday!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52136940083507452752019-07-03T08:11:32.643-07:002019-07-03T08:11:32.643-07:00Yes you do! Did you already miss this year's o...Yes you do! Did you already miss this year's opportunity?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68725094139278819732019-07-03T06:57:22.067-07:002019-07-03T06:57:22.067-07:00Great shots, Loree! Lots more bloomage than when w...Great shots, Loree! Lots more bloomage than when we visited two years ago... timing is everything. I simply love those red and orange flowered hedgehogs too! Thanks for the update.Paul Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248603147444981480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-82559915757458489462019-07-03T05:32:29.461-07:002019-07-03T05:32:29.461-07:00Never realized Yakima is so desert-like. We live ...Never realized Yakima is so desert-like. We live in the rain shadow of the Rockies too (further north) but we get 3x as much rain especially this year. Ron has developed a truly unique landscape well suited to his climate. For me any cactus that blooms is special. luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53348434073210430102019-07-02T23:18:55.200-07:002019-07-02T23:18:55.200-07:00What an amazing garden! That Yucca brevifolia is f...What an amazing garden! That Yucca brevifolia is fantastic, as are so many other lovelies whose names have already eluded me. You have to promise to post picture of your purchase when it flowers!Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21670526610993047782019-07-02T17:55:06.552-07:002019-07-02T17:55:06.552-07:00Whoa! Your purchase is hard-core Danger.
Amaze...Whoa! Your purchase is hard-core Danger. <br /><br />Amazed anything in Western Washington could get only 6" of rain a year, but rain shadow--there it is. Very well grown plants in such a climate. Impressive. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20185287347013690892019-07-02T10:22:14.501-07:002019-07-02T10:22:14.501-07:00I'm very impressed. Building something this i...I'm very impressed. Building something this inspired and maintaining it beautifully under those conditions borders on the miraculous. The crested cactus is magnificent.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32045063805461825212019-07-02T08:43:07.440-07:002019-07-02T08:43:07.440-07:00For me, any cat encounter is a guarantee to be ful...For me, any cat encounter is a guarantee to be fully distracted from my purpose at a garden or nursery. Still, I managed to admire the red blooming cactus at the foot of the agave; they are fantastic. chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59737984178142307692019-07-02T08:34:08.337-07:002019-07-02T08:34:08.337-07:00Some day I really need to make the trek to Yakima ...Some day I really need to make the trek to Yakima for the gardens that are open for the NPA, one of them is Ron's. Maybe next year!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com